Ohanaeze Youths
on Monday condemned attacks on Chief Rotimi Amaechi by purported members of
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Spain and urged Niger Delta youths who
reportedly demanded for an apology.
Chief Chinedu
Arthur-Ugwa, South-South Coordinator of Ohanaeze Youth Council said that the
attack purportedly carried out by IPOB was not endorsed by Igbos and was ill
advised.
According to him, the
attack on Amaechi was an embarrassment to the nation as IPOB was not an
organisation that enjoys the support and endorsement of Igbos and urged IPOB to
explore legitimate ways of holding public office holders accountable.
He equally condemned
the demand for apology by a group of Niger Delta youths who threatened to
attack Igbo interests in Rivers if IPOB does not apologise to Amaechi within
seven days.
He dismissed the
threat to attack Igbo interests as , diversionary, baseless and self seeking
adding that youths were expected to build bridges of understanding and
friendship across ethnic divides and not resort to inciting comments.
Athur-Ugwa dismissed
the group making the demand for apology as attention seekers who have no
understanding of leadership and wondered what the group would achieve by
attacking individual economic interests of Igbos.
"We in Ohanaeze
wish to say that the recognised umbrella association of Igbo's remain Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, not IPOB, IPOB is not an Igbo organisation and their ideals go beyond
the Igbo race.
"Chief Chibuike
Amaechi is an Igbo man and we do not support the attack on his person and the
attack will rekindle the real Igbo spirit in him, what IPOB did was wrong and
we urge them to find other legitimate ways of holding our leaders
accountable and not resort to illegalities.
"The call by
Niger Delta youths to IPOB to appologise or have Igbo interests is provocative
and brings back the sad memories of 'abandoned property' and we call on Igbos
in Rivers state to disregard the threat," Arthur-Ugwa said.
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